Ok, it didn’t have wings or an engine, but it was historic and I don’t know where else to publish this.
Last night at 17:30 I was helping madam up the stables when we saw the most amazing meteorite. The place is pretty remote, 2 miles outside the village, but you can see the blight of Stansted in the distance.
As we walked across the yard towards the west, this thing appeared very high up dropping at about 45 degrees towards the north, it had a very fiery red tail and turned into a green red tinged fireball about the size of the moon until finally exploding into red fragments just above the horizon.
Having not seen anything like it before, she was insistant that it was a firework, some bloody firework I have to say, however I have seen meteorites before like this but not so impressive, I’ve had the p### taken out of me about it all day, but I did check on the net and found out that not only are we subject to the normal Pleaidies meteor shower, are close to a big asteroid, but are feeling the affects of the tail of Halleys comet.
Did anyone else see anything last night. I’ve just been lying on the front steps for half an hour but seen nothing and it’s bloody cold as well.
Over to you.
By: Newforest - 3rd November 2006 at 16:57
Actually its a ‘meteor’ (not Gloucester’s) until its stopped moving then its a ‘meteorite’
Do you mean Gloster or the cheese? 🙂
By: Trolly Aux - 3rd November 2006 at 16:54
CAN I HAVE MY STICK BACK PLEASE it was only a rocket till it went BANG
By: ianthefish - 3rd November 2006 at 16:49
Actually its a ‘meteor’ (not Gloucester’s) until its stopped moving then its a ‘meteorite’
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By: Trolly Aux - 3rd November 2006 at 16:46
DID ANYONE SEE MY FIREWORK ROCKET LAST NIGHT?
I added a bit more whoomph to it and i think It may of been seen all over England !!!! :rolleyes:
By: topgun regect - 3rd November 2006 at 16:36
I saw one at about the same time ! It seemed to go east west the one I saw and it was distinctly green . Glad it wasn’t just me!
Wasnt heading towards Horsell Common was it? 😀 ‘”The chances of any thing coming from Mars are a million to one” he said’
Sorry I’ll get me coat
Martin
By: low'n'slow - 3rd November 2006 at 15:23
I’ve just been lying on the front steps for half an hour ……
Over to you.
Friday night tonight. One or two might be assuming this position after going out on the town :diablo:
By: cdp206 - 3rd November 2006 at 15:22
I’ll just take the bandages off my eyes and have a look, funny, it’s very quiet around here, all I can hear are rustling and slapping noises, and my face stings like hell.
Ah, you drink Stone’s Bitter as well then?
Chris
By: Pete Truman - 3rd November 2006 at 14:46
Any walking plants in your gardens yet?
I’ll just take the bandages off my eyes and have a look, funny, it’s very quiet around here, all I can hear are rustling and slapping noises, and my face stings like hell.
By: cdp206 - 3rd November 2006 at 10:56
Possibly have a been a remnant of the Orionid meteor shower (which peaked last week)? The Leonids aren’t due to start for a few days yet. There’s also the Taurid Shower which lasts most of this month.
Chris
By: bloodnok - 3rd November 2006 at 09:03
i saw loads at RAF Honington…… oh no, hang on, that was the firework display!
By: Steve Bond - 3rd November 2006 at 08:32
Obviously a good night for them, I also saw an amazing one at around 7 p.m.
By: David Burke - 2nd November 2006 at 23:45
It distinctly seemed to have legs on most things!
By: Septic - 2nd November 2006 at 23:42
A work colleague saw it over East Grinstead, West Sussex.
Septic.
By: David Burke - 2nd November 2006 at 22:39
My compass skills might be a little out – It was amazingly fast!
By: David Burke - 2nd November 2006 at 22:35
I saw one at about the same time ! It seemed to go east west the one I saw and it was distinctly green . Glad it wasn’t just me!
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